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We've gotten used to the idea of electronics going out of date relatively quickly.

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Just look at how many people are rocking the newest iPhone instead of holding on to something

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even just a few years old. But is replacing your phone this often the right way to go?

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Exactly how long should your phone last you? Let's answer this question by starting off with arguably the biggest determinant of the

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phone's lifespan. Battery. Ever notice how over time it seems like you have to charge your phone more frequently

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than you used to when it was brand new? You can learn more about this in this video, but the gist is that the chemical reaction

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that occurs when your phone's battery drains isn't perfectly reversible.

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So when you go to charge your back up, you lose a small bit of the battery's capacity,

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which adds up over time. There are a number of things that can help prolong your battery's lifespan though, such

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as keeping it away from heat, storing it at about 50% charge if you won't be using it

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for a while, using fast charging only sparingly, and taking your phone off the charger once

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it hits around 80% instead of 100%.

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But for most users, the inconvenience of those last two tips might render them impractical,

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like most people charge overnight, right? And unless you're regularly keeping your phone in extremes of temperature, commonly given

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advice about how to keep your battery going and going, like an energizer bunny, may not

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make a huge difference anyway. So instead of worrying about all that, you might actually be better off by buying a smartphone

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with a high capacity battery, especially since batteries can still be replaced relatively

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inexpensively compared to the total cost of a whole new phone.

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But be sure to also read reviews to see which phones stay charged longer under typical use,

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which will help increase your phone's longevity in general as mobile apps become more advanced

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and more demanding. Look at these guys. Okay, now let's switch gears and talk about another important component, your phone's

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processor, which will also have a huge impact on exactly how long your device lasts you.

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Similarly to the CPU in your desktop PC, a higher end phone processor will give you

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a snappier experience, though many consumers simply aren't as familiar with their phone

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CPUs, which can lead people to buy phones with an underpowered processor.

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Oftentimes, a phone will be sold at a really appealing price, and it might trumpet its

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lovely display and its solid camera, but if you're finding a phone at a noticeably low

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price, chances are, corners were cut somewhere.

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And often, it's with the CPU. And even lower to mid-range CPUs might be fine for a while, but as the years have gone

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by, we've demanded more and more from our phones, using them for everything from gaming

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to home automation to photo editing, meaning that the phone that gets you by today might

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start feeling really sluggish in a couple of years.

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It's not that your phone's CPU is physically wearing out, it's that developers are coding

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apps that demand ever more resources from your phone.

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And unlike a desktop or laptop PC, where you might be able to get away with low to mid-range

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processors for a long while, if all you do is check social media, use Microsoft Word

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and watch videos, many people have noticed slowdown simply when web browsing or doing

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other seemingly simple tasks on phones with lower end processors, and unlike the battery,

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you can't replace a phone's processor. Of course, we're not saying go out and spend over $1,000 on the most overpowered phone

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you can find, but we are saying that you should be sure to check what CPU and battery your

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new device comes with. If you can find a deal on a phone with a battery capacity over 3500mAh with a CPU that has

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a good reputation for being able to juggle multiple tasks without making the phone feel

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sluggish, it's probably worth spending a little more money. As a phone like this should be able to last at least three years and potentially longer

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before you'd really need to start thinking about any upgrade, assuming of course that

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its screen doesn't shatter on its way into the toilet. So thanks for watching guys, if you liked this video, give us a thumbs up, hit subscribe,

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cover in the future.